E.T.S.C.
Training Committee
Minutes
August 1, 2001
1:30 P.M.
Clinton County Court House
St. Johns, MI
Members Present: Dale Rothenberger, Suzan Hensel, Thomas Altland, Harriett Miller-Brown, Bruce Pollock, David Ackley,
Paul Rogers, Dawn Adams, Christina Russell, John Bawol,
Richard Beltnick, Charles Nystrom
Guest Danny Rosa – MCOLES
1. Chairperson Nystrom called the meeting to order at 1:35 P.M.
2. Minutes for the July 13, 2001 were accepted as printed
3. Dale Rothenberger and Danny Rosa (MCOLES) presented
seven dispatcher training courses to the sub-committee for
it’s review. Three individual course approval requests
from three vendors and a fourth vendor submitted four
courses for approval. Rosa of MCOLES explained each
course approval request and any exceptions from a
normally complete request.
A. Domestic Violence Intervention – PowerPhone
B. Stress Identification and Management – PowerPhone
C. Suicide Intervention – PowerPhone
D. Law Enforcement Dispatch – PowerPhone
E. EMD Training and Certification Course – Medical Priority Consultants
F. Handling Discipline – Criminal Justice Management Institute
G. 40-hour Basic Telecommunicator CD-ROM Course – Advanced Systems Technology
MOTION: Thomas Altland moved to approve all seven requests pending receipt by MCOLES of any missing information. Dawn Adams supported the motion. MOTION CARRIED
4. Discussion ensued with the two representatives of
MCOLES regarding the TC-34D approval process.
A. The sub-committee requested that when an approval
is granted to a vendor for a particular course that the
vendor only be allowed two annual renewals before
having to submit a complete application. If any
significant changes are made, such as course
hours, content or instructor, the vendor would be
required to submit a new application, as is the case
with normal MCOLES course approvals.
B. When MCOLES sends out the letter of course
approval they will reiterate to the vendor the vendors
responsibility to submit the blue mark sense data
collection form. The data collection form is
completed by the student(s) and must be submitted in
a timely manner to MCOLES by the vendor or
instructor after completion of every class.
Considerable discussion was spent on failure of
vendors to submit completed blue mark sense data
collection forms each time a course is taught. Should
failure to submit result in the vendor being ineligible
in course renewal? Note: this raised several more
questions 1) if the course is computerized based, i.e.
no instructor is present, who is the instructor for the
purposes of MCOLES record keeping? 2) If no
instructor is required, should the vendor of the
training program be sanctioned for failure on the part
of the purchaser to record the training 3) If the forms
are not submitted, how does the vendor re-establish
the right to have course approved by
MCOLES/ETSC?
These questions will be addressed at the next
Training Subcommittee meeting on September 26,
2001, by the taskforce chairs and MCOLES
5. Next Training Subcommittee Meeting – The next
training subcommittee meeting will be on September 26, 2001
following the ETSC meeting at the APCO fall conference in
Tustin, Michigan.
6. Meeting adjourned at 3:10 P.M..